Refrigerator



(No Model.)

D. H. SPIGER.

REPRIGBRATOR.. l No. 308,102. Patented Nov. 18l 1884. i

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rre STATES DAVID H. SPIOER, OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA.

REFRIGERATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 308,102, dated November 18, 1884.

Application filed September 2, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID H. SPICER, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Cloud, in the county of Stearns and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to refrigerators for the proper keeping of provisions, &c.; and the objects of my invention are to produce a simple, inexpensive piece of furniture suitable for use in kitchens, pantries, &c., and the features of the invention will be hereinafter described, and specifically set forth in the claims.

In. the accompanying drawings, Figure l is aperspective of the refrigerator, showing the ice-chamber closed and the provision-chamber open. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the top or kneading-boa-rd of the refrigerator removed from the frame and standing vertically. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of said top laid in position for use with one of its slides removed.

In the drawings, A represents the outer frame or shell of the refrigerator, the i-nterior of which is divided horizontally by a partition, B, forming the top of the ice-chamber C, and also of the main provision-chamber D, the space under the partition B being divided by the vertical partition c, preferably made of sheet-zinc, having perforations controlled by horizontal slides c2. The bottom C ofthe icechamber is provided with a central opening, c', for the escape of the water from the melt ing ice, and a grating, C2, for the ice to rest upon above said opening c', and under the ice-chamber there is a drawer, E, to receive the water produced by the melting ice. This drawer rests upon the bottom A of the refrigerators shell. Both the ice-chamber andthe drawer are lined with zinc or sheet metal, e. Within the provision chamber D there is placed ashelf, D, preferably formed of rollers cZ, to support loaves of bread or other provisions. On top of the ice chamber C and chamber D are placed the meal and flour bins F and F. said bins, acts as a non-conductor covering for the chambers C and D, while at the same time the temperature of the iiour becomes sufficiently lowered during the summer' months to prevent its becoming heated 'and musty. Above the rear portion of the Hour-bins are placed a series of drawers, G, in which spices and other condiments may be placedfthus giving to the refrigerator a high back, through which the Ventilating-nues m of the ice and provision chambers are extended and facilitate the removal of vapors and" odors from these chambers. The upper end of these ilues can be closed, when desired, by means of a sheet-metal slide or of a stopper. The flourbins are closed by means of a board, H, adapted to be used either simply as a cover or as a kneading-board, whatever may be the side that is the uppermost. For this purpose the board H is pivoted upon pins h, projecting from the ends thereof and passing through slides I, movc bly secured within the sides of the frame A. W'hen the board H is in position` for a kueading-board, its front end may -be prevented from tipping down by engaging its rear end under the bottom ofthe drawers 'G if the slides I are pushed back as far as possible, but to prevent the forward end of the kneading-board from tipping down while the slides I are pushed back part vway only, there is projecting from the side of said kneadingboard adjoining the rear end thereof pins 7c, that are made to engage into grooves i in the under side of the slides I. The same pins lc also prevent the inner end of the board H from The flour and meal ff', placed in tipping over the contents of the iiour-bins (when said board is turned over and used to simply close them) by engaging with the grooves i2, adjoining the end of the slides I. By this construction the refrigerator forms a very useful article of kitchen furniture.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A refrigerator provided with an icechamber, a water-receiving drawer thereunder, a provision-chamber on one side thereof, and flour and meal bins above said chambers, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination of the drawer E, the

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provision-chamber' D, the bins above said In testimony whereof I ax my signature chamber, and the series of drawers G, subin presence oi'two witnesses. stanbially as and for the purpose described. p

3. The combination of the frame A, eham- DAVID H. SPIGER. 5 ber D, the bins F F', the pivoted cover or vboard H, provided with pins k, and slides I, Titnessem provided with grooves i, substantially as and ANDREW C. RoBERTsoN, for the purpose described. A. F. ROBERTSON. 

